U.S. patent number 4,575,273 [Application Number 06/646,926] was granted by the patent office on 1986-03-11 for binder for continuous or separated computer printout sheets.
This patent grant is currently assigned to Arianex Systemse, Societe Anonyme francaise. Invention is credited to Jacques Gerriet.
United States Patent |
4,575,273 |
Gerriet |
March 11, 1986 |
Binder for continuous or separated computer printout sheets
Abstract
A binder for computer print out paper fits into a standard sized
file cabinet. It comprises a series of hinged together panels, two
opposite ones of which hold along one edge a pair of rings retained
in aligned slots. The rings are capable of movement in two
different directions, and such rings hold the paper within the
binders.
Inventors: |
Gerriet; Jacques
(Fleury-sur-Andelle, FR) |
Assignee: |
Arianex Systemse, Societe Anonyme
francaise (Bernay, FR)
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Family
ID: |
9292447 |
Appl.
No.: |
06/646,926 |
Filed: |
September 4, 1984 |
Foreign Application Priority Data
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Sep 22, 1983 [FR] |
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83 15078 |
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Current U.S.
Class: |
402/75; 402/32;
402/502; 402/29; 402/73 |
Current CPC
Class: |
B42F
15/0058 (20130101); B42F 13/12 (20130101); Y10S
402/502 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B42F
15/00 (20060101); B42F 13/12 (20060101); B42F
13/00 (20060101); B42F 003/02 (); B42F 013/20 ();
B42F 013/28 (); B42F 015/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;402/29,30,31,32,33,34,36,42,43,56,75,502,70,73,5 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Foreign Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Sprull; Robert L.
Assistant Examiner: Prado; Mark E.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Browdy & Neimark
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A binder for holding continuous unseparated or separated
printout sheets, comprising a bottom panel, a top panel, a first
back panel connecting the bottom and top panels, a second back
panel extending from one said bottom and top panels, a flap hinged
to said second back panel, said panels being connected by fold
lines and having free edges adjacent said fold lines, and at least
two means for fastening of the separated or unseparated printout
sheets, one of the two means for fastening of the sheets being
connected to said bottom panel in the vicinity of one of the free
edges thereof and the other fastening means being connected in the
vicinity of the corresponding free edge of the top panel, said
fastening being made with at least two degrees of freedom including
crosswise displacement parallel to said free edges of the bottom
and top panels, and pivoting around an axis parallel to the fold
lines connecting the bottom panel and the top panel to the back
panel which separates them, said axis being contained in the plane
of the panels and passing through a point of intersection of the
fastening means with said panels.
2. A binder according to claim 1, wherein the bottom and top panel
each has a slot therein which is parallel to said free edge, said
slots laying in the same line, and wherein fastening means consists
of an opening ring which extends through a said slot.
3. A binder according to claim 2, wherein each printout sheet has
opposing edges each having a row of perforations, and each opening
ring has a diameter which is approximately equal to three times the
distance separating two perforations of the same row of
perforations of a sheet.
Description
FIELD OF INVENTION
This invention relates to a binder for continuous or separated
computer printout sheets.
BACKGROUND
For filing of these sheets, binders now used are of the suspended
type or of type to be filed on end on a shelf and comprising along
the folding line separating their bottom and back, two means for
fastening of the sheets which are solid with the bottom and able to
go through two perforations corresponding to one another along the
two opposite sides of the stacked sheets; these means are generally
flexible rods bent on a removable rail applied against the upper
sheet between the two perforations corresponding to one another
along the two opposite sides of the stacked sheets; these means are
generally flexible rods bent on a removable rail applied against
the upper sheet between the two perforations and having slides for
wedging the free ends of the two flexible rods.
Although in some cases, mobility has been provided for one of the
means along the edge of the binder, to allow it to adapt to the
width of the sheets and consequently to the distance separating the
two rows of perforations, the binders do not allow folding of the
sheets on themselves without risk of tearing them, which requires
filing means suited to the very special dimensions of the sheets,
dimensions which always exceed the standard dimensions of current
documents. Further, the fastening means do not allow easy looking
at the part located at the top of the sheets.
SUMMARY
The present invention aims at remedying these drawbacks by
providing a binder able to be filed in any cabinet or file drawer
for filing of documents of current standard dimensions
corresponding to size international A4. i.e. 21 cm/29.7 cm.
For this purpose, in the binder it relates to, which is provided
for suspended or upright filing, one of the two means for fastening
the sheets is fastened in the vicinity of the upper edge of the
bottom panel and the other in the vicinity of the upper edge of the
top panel and this fastening is achieved with at least two degrees
of freedom, i.e. a possiblity of crosswise displacement parallel to
the bottom or top panel and a possibility of pivoting around an
exis parallel to the folding lines connecting the bottom and top
panels to the back which separates them, contained in the plane of
the panel, and passing through the point of intersection of the
fastening means with its supporting panel.
According to a simple embodiment of the invention, the edge of the
bottom or top element exhibits a slot which is parallel to it and
which is located in the extension of the other slot and each
fastening means consists of an opening ring.
Preferably, to facilitate looking at the sheets and particularly
their upper parts, the diameter of the opening rings is
approximately equal to three times the distance separating two
perforations of the same row of perforations of a sheet. Thus, the
presence of the rings does not hinder opening the sheets of the
stack, even if not separated, because the rings are engaged in the
second perforations of each sheet and the distance separating the
first perforation of the adjacent edge of the sheet is equal to
half the interval between perforations.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS
In any case, the invention will be better understood with the aid
of the following description, with reference to the accompanying
diagrammatic drawing, showing an embodiment of this binder.
FIG. 1 is a perspective view in open position without sheets;
FIG. 2 is a cross section along 2--2 of FIG. 1, in open position,
with sheets;
FIG. 3 is a cross section along 2--2 of FIG. 1, in closed position
with sheets;
FIG. 4 is a partial view, on an enlarged scale, showing an
embodiment of the means for fastening the sheets.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS
The body of the binder according to the invention is of the type
made by cutting from a relatively rigid sheet, such as a rather
tough plastic. In this sheet of a general rectangular shape are
made folding lines which delimit a bottom 2, a top 3, a first back
4 separating the bottom 2 and the top 3, a flap 5 and a second back
6 separating the bottom 2 and flap 5. Two suspension rods 7 of
known type, usually placed on suspended files, are fastened on the
end edge of the top 3 and on the corresponding edge of the bottom
2.
In the binder according to the invention, the means for fastening
the printout sheets are provided along one of the edges located in
the extension of one another of the bottom 2 and top 3, this
arrangement offering the advantage of being able to accomodate
these printout sheets in a binder of current size, e.g. size A4 (21
cm/29.7 cm), the sheets naturally being folded on themselves when
the binder is closed as in FIG. 3. In the example shown in the
drawing, two fastening means (generally 8 and 9) are provided, one
of which is fastened at the bottom 2 and the other at the top 3.
These fastening means each consists of an opening ring 8 and 9,
respectively, one ring 8 of which is engaged in a slot 11 made
along the edge 2a of bottom 2, and the other ring 9 is engaged in a
slot 12 along the edge 3a of the top 3. The two slots 11 and 12 are
not only parallel to the edges 2a and 3a of the bottom 2 and top 3
but, in addition, they are located in the extension of one another,
i.e. they lay along the same line.
Therefore, it can be seen that each fastening means 8 and 9
exhibits two degrees of freedom, since it is mobile crosswise in
the slot 11 or 12 which is associated with it and can also pivot
around an axis 8a, 9a parallel to the folding lines designated by
reference line 13 separating the bottom 2, the top 3, the flap 5
and the two backs 4 and 6 from one another. The pivoting axis 8a
and 9a of the rings 8 and 9 are, in addition, contained in the
plane of the bottom 2 and top 3 elements and each of these axis
passes through the point of intersection of the ring 8, 9 with this
element 2, 3.
Each ring 8 and 9, which constitutes one of the means for fastening
the printout sheets 14 to the binder, is intended to be engaged in
the second perforation 15a of the corresponding row of perforations
15 or 16, with which the sheets 14 are provided, each row 15 and 16
being aligned with one of the pivoting axis 8a, 9a of the
corresponding ring 8,9.
The presence of the slots 11 and 12 obviously makes it possible to
adapt the spacing of the rings 8 and 9 to the width of the sheets
14 and more precisely to the interval separating the rows of
perforations 15 and 16.
Further, in combination with the possibility of pivoting of each
ring (8 and 9) around its pivoting axis (8a, 9a), the possibility
of crosswise displacement along the associated slot (11,12) allows
folding of the sheets (14) on themselves with the binder is closed
by folding the top 3 on the bottom 2 and the flap 5 on the top 3 as
shown in FIG. 3.
As is clear from an examination of FIG. 3, this double degree of
freedom of the rings 8 and 9 enagles them to accomodate the lateral
edges of the sheets 14 without risk of tearing them.
It is indicated above that each ring 8, 9 is engaged in the second
perforation 15a, 16a of the row 15, 16 corresponding to it.
According to an advantageous characteristic of the invention,
complete inspection of each sheet 14 is facilitated by providing
that the first perforation of each row 15 and 16 be located at a
distance from the corresponding edge of the sheet equal to half of
the interval separating two perforations of the same row 15, 16,
and that the diameter of each ring 8, 9 be approximately equal to
three times the interval separating two perforations of the same
row, 15 16. As clearly illustrated in FIG. 4, this arrangement
allows the pivoting of each sheet 14 through an angle of
180.degree. around an axis going approximately through the center
of two rings 8 and 9, even if the sheets 14 are not separated.
This binder therefore makes possible filing of the printout sheets,
whether separated or not, in current dimensions, i.e. with filing
equipment of current dimensions without impairing the possibilities
of looking at these sheets and without risk of tearing them wholly
or partially.
In a way known in the art to keep this binder in closed position,
as shown in FIG. 3, the inside face of the flap 5 carries at least
a disk 17, for example of the type comprising hooks, buckles, loops
or the like of plastic, while the top 3 carries on its outside a
disk 18 complementary of disk 17 and allowing their mutual
fastening and consequently keeping this binder closed by keeping
the flap 5 folded down over the top 3.
It goes without saying and as comes out from the above, the
invention is not limited to the single embodiment of this binder
which is described above by way of nonlimiting example; on the
contrary, it takes in all variant embodiments.
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